Why Healing and Mental Health Matter to Paul Schulte, EMDR Therapist and Author

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Why Healing and Mental Health Matter to Paul Schulte, EMDR Therapist and Author
Matters Interview · Jun 8, 2026
Why Healing and Mental Health Matter to Paul Schulte, EMDR Therapist and Author

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Whys (5)

Dogs
DOGS

Paul loves Dogs — he owns a dachshund he calls "the most fascinating" and "most intelligent" around, enthusiastically recommending: "if you're single and you need a pal, get a wiener dog."

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Does DOGS matter to you?

NASA
NASA

Paul thinks NASA matters, loving the "really beautiful photographs" and marvelling that "we are up to two trillion galaxies." He adds he'd redirect more funding toward mental health.

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Does NASA matter to you?

Politics
POLITICS

Paul says Politics matters because "we are political creatures" and warns that "if you don't stand for something, you'll stand for anything."

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Does POLITICS matter to you?

Sports
SPORTS

Paul says Sport matters as physical exercise is "one of the best ways to get rid of anxiety," especially amid what he calls "an epidemic of anxiety with Gen Z and younger millennials."

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Does SPORTS matter to you?

Book
BOOK

Paul believes Books matter deeply. He reads lots of hardbacks because it "slows down my mind" and "gets me out of social media," adding emphatically: "We need to read more books."

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Does BOOK matter to you?

Takeaways (8) View 9 quotes

Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

I lost my father and three siblings to alcoholism — that's why I do this work.

Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

Most people coming in for substance help have unprocessed trauma — EMDR is the most effective tool I've found for that.

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Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

Banking paid well, but grinding 80-90 hours a week made me realize I needed to actually give back.

Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

Social media is making a lot of people mentally very sick — even influencers are completely strung out.

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Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

Gen Z is living through an anxiety epidemic, and getting outside and moving around genuinely helps.

Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

Reading a physical book slows my mind down in a way nothing else really does.

Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

If you don't stand for something, you'll stand for anything — that's just true.

Paul Schulte inspired by Paul Schulte · Jun 2026

Two trillion galaxies out there — I find that genuinely beautiful, not overwhelming.

Quotes (9)

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